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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-17
the COERCION BILL.
SIR william Vernon Harcourt's Amend.
ment t. the Bill to be Made a Test
Amendment BY Gladstonians.

LONDON, May l6.
The proposal of Smith tnst the House of
Commons adjourn for the Whtsuntide holi.
days. from May 26 TO June 6, leaves the
House only four nights for debate on the
coereion bid before adjournment, as all other
sittIngs will be occupied with estimates
1t Is doubtful il the hrst clause of the CO.
ercion bill can be passed before the adjourn
ment
Sir William Vernon Harcourt proposed an
Important amendment to the bill exempting
from secret inquiry all proceedings relatiny :
to puoiic meetings and sgrarian movements,
ipciuding combinations 10 obtain reduction
Of rent.
Gisdstonians will make this a test amend.
ment- Ii the government accepts it the bill
will be permitted to progress but if the gov.
ernment refuses every possible device will be
used to obstruct the measure
The government viii modify the Irish land
bill IN the House OF Lords. The original
clauses enabled solvent tenants to apply for
reduction Of rent under 40 appeal in bank
ruptcv Ii Is now proposed as a substitute
tnN INT application De made for the bank
ruptcy order py bv,h landlord and tenant ;
further, that the curt be empowered to -tay
eviction without declaring bankruptcy by
granting an extention of time for payment
Gladstone will spend part of the WnitsuntiGt, t,
holiday 10 SWANSEA, Wales, where he was the
guest of Sir Henry Hussey Vivian Sir
Henry was formerly hoersl. He tvered
however, 10 loyalty TO Gladstone when he in
trodcced his home rule bill and acted with
the liberal unlonists Recently he became
conver'ed TO the ex-premler's views on the
Irish Question. II is probable that the
Welch people Will signalize Gladstone 5
visit by series of demonstrations in his
honor.
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MOSrRRaI Nav le

MoSrRKsL. May l6
Inc Herald. which has bitterly opoosed
O'briebs invasion If Canada, ha. shown .
defifed Change Of front and today comes on,
with the following editorial, which is tn.
cnrf topic of conversation:
1t would not only be proper but it seem.
absolutely necessary that the statements
made by O'Brien in regard to the trestmen,
OF iuggarian tenants, should be met and neg
atived, if possible.
Lord Lansdowne does not appear to have
had any knowledge of these transactions
his agent, Of course, may be said 10 rrpr-.
sent him, but with his lordship on one eide
OF tne atlantic, and negotiations proceeding
on the other between the agent and the rep
resentatives Of the tenants, it might well be
assumed that negotiations might 90 and be-
disposed Of before Lansdowne would be in
formed of the details, but for the eviction q,
large bodies of poor people from the estates
Lord Lansdowne IS responsible, and the why.
and wherefores OF such action are a. debats
ole IN his case as in any other case. TIL.
TACT that he Is governor general of Csnads
supplies no reason for silence
Inc question Is sRitating the English speak
ing people Of Britain, Canada and the United
States. 1t matters little what power by
whom agitation is brought about, a. very Sc
rious accusations have been m ,de II they
affected the premier of Canada they would
have to be answered. They ought all to be
met and answered when directed against thu
governor general of Canada.
The question is, are these things truei
The refusal Of the hall to O'Brien 10 Toront,
Is no answer; the threat of the Orangempn OF
Kingston not to allow him to enter the CITY is
no answer. The same class of men were
once the means Of preventing the Prince OF
Wales from landing at Kingston.
O'Brien's allegations would still exist and
would still have to be met whether O'Brier
was refused entrance or speech in cities OF
Ontario or not.
Ii must be confessed that the amount OF
light cast on that side of the controversy i.
not great.
There is much abuse of O'Brien and 9
plentiful lack OF facts. What is needed now
Is circumstantial statement from the land
lord. point OF view.
OF his relations with his tenants, as the
royal commissioners have investigated such
matters and the people OF Great Britain have
been agitated on similar subjects for many
years, and the press and electors have such
questions constantly before them, it cannot
be said that the dispute is one of a private
character. Its, unfortunately, very much
of public question, and the sooner both
sides are heard from the better.
OBrien's election is unopposed for the
nori iheast division of Cork. This added to
the popular feeling in his favor, particular,
as before his arrival cablegrams were pub
lished from London stating Parnell's disap
proval of the trip.
Mr.. O'Brien said TODAY: l am sorry to
hear am el, cted again to Parliament, but
am inclined to think that Lansdowne is still
more sorry.
O'Brien and party left for Toronto on the
midnight train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-17
FROM ROCkLANO.
staff AppOintments-Dire Of the
ROckIand Electric Light Co. Elected.

RooKLAND, May 16.
Col. Thomas G. Libby, of the Maine divis
ion. Sons OF Veterans, announces his staff ap-
pontments ss follows: Surgeon, j. Edward
Morton of Vinsl Haven chaplain, Charles L.
Witham, Lewiston; adjutsnt, Edward X.
Gould of Rockland; quartermaster, J. Ii.
Mcintosh of Vinalhaven; inspector, Willis
A. Delano of Portland; judge advocate, Ed
ward J. Hatch of Springvale.
The Rockland Electric Light and Gas
Power Company was organized with the
choice of the following board of directors
A. d. Bird. A. c. Gay, W. W. Case, c. II
Berry, c. +. Wood and w. S. White. The
last named was chosen clerk and treasurer.
The plant will be put in this season. Proba'
bly, the American arc light and Edison incan'
desant will be used.
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How, to H.Ip Your D,xe.,lon.

Almost every day We feel the unpleasant
sensations Of indigestion. Try Allcock's Por-
Gus Plasters aud be relieved. T. r. Daven-
port of Csnarsie. New YORK, writes:
have been very much troubled with q vi
olent pain below my chest bone. was told
by several physicians that IL was rheumatism
Of the diaphragm. IL resulted from cold
and exposure. placed one Allcock's Porous
Plaster below the breast bone and two on
each side. In the course Of twenty four hours
all pain ceased, and 1 was able to eat and
digest good square meal, something had
not done before in two weeks. 1 got better
constantly, and At the end Of seven days
found myself entirely we'll. Since then
have used Allcock's Porous Plssters for colds,
coughs, and pains in my side, and have al
ways found them quick and effective.
Know thyself BY reading the "science Of
Life" the best medical work ever published,
for young and middle-aged men.
may7dkv1v
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BANGOR, Nav lG

BANGOR, May l6.
messenger arrived at Kineo from Lake
Chesuncook, telegraphs w. H. Strickland
president of the West Branch Driving Co.,
that forty feet of the middle of Chesuncook
dam and also the waste wsy have been car
ried away and the dam completely ruined
also three hundred feet of the dam on Russell
strea N, on the west branch of the Penobscot
is carried away.
The west branch drive will get into Che.
suncook lake Wednesday, and in spite of the
loss Of the dams it is believed that two thirds
of the amount of the drive will reach the
boom this season.
Several dams we're carried away on the
Mattawamkeag.
Fire at Winn, today, burned the far m
buildings and contents of John McAlpine.
Nothing was saved but the bed on which Mrs.
McAlpiDe, an invalid, was carried out upon.
The loss is $500, with an insurance of
$1,000.
VIM. Lycde. fireman Oh the steamer Mt.
Waldo, who shipped from West street, New
York, fell of the wharf near midnight while
attempting to board the steamer and was
drowned. A policeman heard the fall and
the cries and procured a lantern and pole
but be snnk before he could be rescued.
The body has not been recovered Lycids
was 25 or 80 years old.
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SHARP'S TRIAL.
Large Crowds Unable TO Gam Admission
to the Court Room.

NEW YORK, May l6.
Not one IN twenty ot the people who
sought TO gain admission to the court of Owes
and iermiHer, when Jake Sharp was to be
placed on trial Monday morning, succeeded
IN etecting an entrance. The door WAS
guarded by officers. and only those who had
business in court were allowed to enter.
Enough, however. got in to fill the room.
Justice c. Barrett. whs recently tried the
Doodle aldermen. is TO preside at Shsrp's
trial. When the noodle msgnste entered
the court room Mondsy morning his face had
troubled and csreworn expression. He
placed his ha, on table and converted with
his counsel, exJudge VIM. Fullerton, ex-
Judge Homer A. Nelson. and Albert Stick
ney. AT the table of prosecuting officers sat
District Attorney Marine and his assistants
At Ills Msrtine moved the trial of Jacob
Sharp.
The district attorney stated that Kerr and
Richmond. who were indicted with Sharp,
had elected 10 be tried sepsIsteiy. and be
WAS prepared 10 go on with the present case
Clerk Sparks asked Sharp if he was ready
for trial. Lawyer Suckney replied for him.
The empsnnelhng OF tae jurors WAS begun
Only 81 out of the 100 of those who were
drasn were present. T~enty four talesmen
were examined up to recess, but on one
ground or another, prior opinion prejudice
against informers or lack of intelligence, all
were excused.
Altogether "a tslesmen were examined be-
fore adjournment this afternoon. But one
seat IN the jury box was occupied. Nine
candidates for the BOX were excused for lack
of ordinary intelligence or insbility to uu.
derstsnd English One made his position A.
poll clerk, and claimed his privilege OF ex-
emption from jury duty. Two or three were
Ill. The remainder of the ~ names escaped
jury duty through their more or less firmly
rooted bias. The notice able fact developed
in todAys examination was the universal be-
lief in Shsrpe's guilt.
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The following is the standing of the Ma.
tional League games up TO date:
ANTI.COERCIONISrS. A
They Hold a Meeting in LowelI-Hall
Packed With People, Hundreds stand
ing and Hundreds Turned Away.


LOWELL. Mass, May l6.
There was great anti-coercion meeting
held tonight in Huntington hall. which WAS
packed, hundreds standing and other hun
dreds turned away.
Prior to the meeting there was a street pa
rade by twenty local Catholic societies. The
sidewalks were crowded with cheering spec
tators.
When the speakers arrived on the platform
the great audience cheered to the echo while
the band played Hail to the Chiet" in honor
of Governor Ames. Hon. John NJ. Morri.
son called the meeting to order. Ex-Mayor
Donovan, who p resided. made lengthy ad-
dress. Governor Ames followed. Address
es were al o made by Lieut.. Gov. Bracket,
Gen. Butler, John Boyle O'Reilly, Rev. z.
A Mckenna and others.
Resolutions denouucing coercion and ap-
proving Gladstone and Psrnell, were then
passed.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Madrid, Spain, is partially inundated by
water.
Sp1uldiDg has offered Pittsburg $4,000 for
Calvin and has been refused.
A po.toffice has been established at Ep-
ping, Washington COUNTY, Maine.
The Car and Czsrina started Monday
morning for the capital of the Don Cossacks
county.
Steamer Fulda, from Bremen, is ashore at
Bay Ridge, N. Y, opposite the quarantine
station.
Swan Bros, cattl,men of Cheyenne, Wyo..
have assigned, liabilities 81 100000; assets
nomnslly about the same.
The murderers of Mrs Ernst were turned
over to the New Haven officers Monday noon,
They lett New York at 2 u'clock.
About thirty houses and contents in the
Chinese quarter IN San Francisco was burned
Sunday night Loss $4,000: little insur-
ance.
The bridge over the Avan river at Wind
sor, n s., was partially destroyed by fire
Sunday night The structure was over lis
feet long.
Hon Henry Lane, prominent politician
and sgriculturaiist DIR pp-d dead ut Corn,
wall, Vt Monday AFTERNOON Of rheumatism
of the heart aged 63.
George VI. Barnard. 23 years old, was
fatally i jured at the Middlessex street cross
ing IN Lowell, Mass, of the Boston & Low
ell railroad Monday morning
| Gen. Boulanger's plan for an experimental
mobilization OF the French army next October
| is dstrusied in Berlin. Ii France mobilzss,
| Germany will mobilize also.
The strike at the mines Of the Acadia Coal
| Co. oi New York. situated at Picton, n. s.,
Is over. The men have been out five months.
| They go back at reduced pay.
! When the wam-utta mill. of New Bed
ford, Mass started mp Monday morning all
bat eight or ten of the Striking ~eavers re
turned to their looms 10 mil No. 4.
| Lord Lansdowne has authorized the
Toronto Globe to say that he .srnestlg hopes
that no attempt will b. made 10 prevent Mr..
O'Bren speaking at this or any other city.
The boyco,ting of the Teper agent of the
estate of Lord Clsucaide, County Galwry,
ireland, has comm, need. Several trades
men have refused t. .upply him with food
| Over 5000 citizens attended public meet
| ing a, the Denver, Cob, Music Hall Sunday
coercion bill nov before the British Parlia-
mrnt.
At the request of the Japanese government
Secretary Whitney has ordered the admis-
SION into the Naval Academy Of II. Nire, Il
japanese youth Of noble family. aged IL
years.
| George Robinson, married, . restaurant
owner Of Providence, died Monday night
after three hours of illness Of poisoning.
The medical examiner cannot decide whether
| 1t Vas suicide or not.
VIM. O'Briep, editor of United Ireland,
who is nov in Canada, has been elected,
~ifhout opposition. to seat in the House Of
Conmons for the northeast division Of Cork,
made vacant BY the resignation Of Edmund
Lamy.
The strike Of the planning mill hands st
Cincinnati has been demorAlized BY the ac-
| ton of outside carpenters in refusing TO 20
out in their support and many Of them re-
turned 70 work Monday At old time and
wages.
An Anglo-Parisian bookmaksr named
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NO. III:

| Wright has offered 500 900 f,r the horse
| hendiSo, besides sllowing the present own,r
Mr.. Barclay, to run the horse in whatever
race he likes. Wrigh, and Barclay to divide
| the winnings equally.
III Is learned that the trustees of ths Ohio
state University have msde proposition To
ex PRESIDENT HAYES To take the presidency Of
the university. II is proposed to relieve
MN of all detailed work and place that in
the hands of a vice president.
The sutler at Fort Adams, r. 1, has re.
celved orders from the commsndant not To
furnish the troops with whskev or other
strong liquor. The order is due to the dis.
tnrosnce raised by the soldier to whom lio.
uor was sold while under arrest.
The United States Supreme Court assem-
bled at noon Monday. The chief justice an.
nounced the death Of Justice Woods, whose
char WAS drsped in black, and said that ~
mark of respect to the memory Of the ds.
ceased the court would adjourn until mex,
Monday.
IL is reported at Bscharet that the Bulpa.
rlsn regents are medi,stng on tho proclsms-
nons OF King Charles of Rnumanis, and the
Prince Of Bulgaris, thus virtually making of
the Danubisn and Balkan provinces one king
dom. Roumsnia having, it is said, consented
TO the scheme
Schooner Thetis, Can't. Vsntier. arrived n,
Shelburne, n. s., from Gloucester. Mass.
reports passing large schooner bntom nm
"a milts southeast by east from New South
Shoal light ship, probably an American Ash.
ermsn, The wreck lies directly in the tnack
of navigation.
A despatch from Mcleod. N. w. t. saws;
Several of the mounted police were killed on
Friday night. by a msrsuding band of Black.
feet Indians, near Medicine Hat. A sousd
of 800 police pursued the Indians and after a
desperate h9ht captured forty Of the band.
They were severely dealt with.
despatch from Constantinople to the
London Standard says The new Anglo
Turkish convention provides that the tribute
payable to Turkey shall form the frst charge
upon Egyptian revenues. The question of
the return of British troops in case Of rising
is solved in sense favorable TO England.
An alleged discovery has been made in
Columbia, :. G., of an extensive secret Org.
anizatlop among the oolored farm lsborers
and tenants, having for its object tho ayita-
tion of great strike. 1t is said that about
the first Of June lahorers will strike for high
er wages and tenants for lower rents, and IL
their demands are not complied with they
will quit work on the plantations until inevita-
BILE runiation Of crops compels planters to
come to terms.
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THE MURDER RECORD.
A Fatal Quarrel Over the Juice OF the
Forbidden Fruit at GrOtOn, Mass.
AVER, Mass, May l6.

AVER, Mass, May 16.
Another murder was added to the criminal
annals of GrLton this afternoon, Henry
Winch OF this town being shot and killed IN
a quarrel over some cider, by Nathan Nutting
of Groton The crime was committed within
a mile OF the place where Mrs. Maria Crue
was my.teriously murdered in 1880, and old
Mrs. Prescott last year.
Winch was an employe of the cabinet shop
a quiet, peaceable man, except when on
periodical sprees. Yesterday he VISITED
Nuttins's house. Both became intoxicated
and auarreled, Nutling threatening to shoot
Winch. Today Winch again resorted to
Nutting's residence. Another quarrel arose
over Nuttlng's refusal to to grant the deuand
of Winch for more cider. The men came to
blows. Winch followed Nutting up stairs,
vhereupon the latter seized Q loaded gun and
fred tremendous charge at his visitor,
blowing the top of his head of and causin
instant death.
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john howard Pavue's Sweetheart.

ATHENS, Ga May l6
What is said to be the original manuscript,
of "Home Sweet Home" was buried in IN,
grave with Miss Mary Harden, yesterday
She was john Howard Payne's sweetheart,
but rel, cted his offer of marriage on account
of her fathers objection. Payne correspond
ed regularly with her. sending her among
other things the original manuscript of his
famous poem, intarined with protesations
of love. Since her separation from Payne.
Miss Harden has never appeared in society,
and for the past fifteen years had shut her
self up in the old family mansion, seeing
no one but the few members of the little
church to which she belonged
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FRANCE AND GERMANY.
Trouble Expected Because of Bismarck's
llign.l .liandedness.

LONDON, May Is
The most probable cause of u breach be-
tween GERMANY and France is now the ques
tion of German policy toward French resi-.
dent. in Alsace- Lorraine. The whole ques.
ton of German policy on the annexed prov
inces is likely to be raised in very danger.
Gus form. During the last few months
Prince Bismarck has done a great deal to
irritate France on this particular point He
has exiled all members of the French army
from Alsace- Lorraine, and he has carried on a
perpetual system of small tyrannes toward
French residents. French songs are forbid
den, French meetings are dispersed and
French politics are tabooed. 1t must be
said tor the French people that they have
behaved with calmness and dignity under
these trying circumstances, but at the same
time there is mine of suppressed ll-feeiing
which few more arbitrary acts may serve
to fire.
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Pensions Granted.
WASHINGTON, May l6.

WASHINGTON, May l6.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing in Maine:
Lizzie B., widow of Leonard j. George
Athrus
Peter Fl. Eaton. original, Deer Isle.
Chas. b Canny. original, Pstten.
Augustus E. Perry, increase, sullivan.
Chss Il. Dunhsm, increase, Il. sumner.
Augustus Young, reissue, Bangor.
John II. Dow, reissue and increase, waite.
John G. Dolly, reissue. Golden Ridge.
Caleb II, Knowlton, reissued, North
Monroe. A..
Harrison H. Dams. reissue. South Mont
vile.
Horatio A. Thurston. reissue, Belfast.
James G. Stevens, reissue, Bridgton.
VIM. L. Higgins, reissued, North Anson'
Josenh Lspham, reissued, South Auburn
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The Ernst Murder Ca>e.

NEW YORK, May l6.
Burglars Taylor and Chamberlain, who
confessed to the murder of Mrs. Ernst, =
New Haven saloon KEEP were taken &c
New Haven to-day. Officers from New
Haven arrived this morning with papers nee
esssry for the transfer.
Inspector Byrnes detailed Dete ctive' Cos
grove and Mcguire of his Own staff to accom-
pany the New Haven mrn on the wsy. Ths
prisoners display, d the same cool and appar
entity unconcerned manner which has dlstin
guished them since they we're arrested, and
on the way to the depot Chamberlain asked
the officer to stop and let him get his boots
shined. The officers complied. As th,
Italian briskly rubbed his brush over tbs
boots Of the murderer, Chamberlain cooliy
remarked: well. guess this will be the
last shine I'll get in New York.
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NEW HAMP>IllKE MASONS.
They Hold a Meeting at Concord and
Elect Officers for the Year.

CoScoRD. N. H, Nav l6.
At the annual assembly of tn Grand Coun-
Gil of Royal and Select Masters of New
Hampshire this afternoon, the following off
Gers were chosen
Grand Master-Waldo A. Russell, Con.
cord.
Deputy Grand Msster-Joshua w. Hunt
Nashua
Grand P c. of Work-George II. Everett
Lscnni,.
Grand Treasurer-Joseph W. Hildreth
Manchester.
Grand Recorder-G P. Cleaves. Concord
Grand Captain of Gu.rds-J. C. Badger
Concord.
Grand Conductor Of Council-I. p. Hunt
Manchester.
Grand Chaplsin-Rev. j. L. Seward
Keene.
Grand Marshal-S. S. Jewett, Lsconia.
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REGARDING SECTION FOUR
OF the Inter state Law-Senator Reagan
MaitaiHs Its Justice.
FoRT WORTH, Tex Nav

FoRr WORTH, Tex May 16.
Senator Reagan, replying to letter from
Commissioner Morrison inviting his atten.
ton to the proper Interpretation of section
four of the inter state law, says that that sec
ton is iron. clad and that the commissioner 10
not justified in suspending its operation. He
concludes by saying: 81 have tried to show
fr.t, that the commission has no power TO
suspend a law of Congress, and, second, il
they had as matter OF discretion the power
to do so, that It would be great wrong and
jury to the public and to a large extent
would defeat the great anC benefcent purpos-
es of Congress to protect the people from
wrong and oppression and to subject these
corporations to the control and supervision OF
law"
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Active, Pushinx .nd Reliable.

Devine & Coughlin can always be relied
upon to carry in stock the purest and best
goods, and sustain the reputation of being so
tive, pushing and reliable, by recommending
articles with we'll established merit and such
- are popular. Having the agency for the
celebrated DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, colds and coughs, will sell IL on .
positive guarantee. Il will surely cure any
and every affection Of throat, lungs, or chest,
and in order 70 prove our claim, W ask yen
70 call and get Q Trial Bottle Free.
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Pistol shooting.
New YORK, May 16

NEw YORK. Nay l6.
Patrick Foster. the assistant keeper OF the
Tombs prison, New York City, caused con-
adorable excitement, Monday, at Hamilton
Ferry House, Brooklyn. He was passen-
ger on the ferry boat "Atlantic." and got in
= row with some men. Pulling out his re-
volver he fred two shots and one of the balls
s,ruck Edward s. Burns in the jaw, making
: seyers wound, another bullet struck deck
hand in the ankle. The keeper then assault.
ed John Schroeder By striking him on the
no.e vith the butt end Of his revolver. Fos-
tsr vss ovsrpowsrsd and affesssd.